Opium & opioids

Publications19 September 2023

Perspectives and recommendations of opioid overdose survivors experiencing unsheltered homelessness on housing, overdose, and substance use treatment

Paradise et al. underscore the importance of incorporating the voices of people experiencing homelessness into the development of housing and substance use treatment programs, in order to reduce the risk of overdose and protect those most vulnerable to the intersecting housing and opioid overdose crises.

News19 September 2023

Scotland: Words mean little without action on drugs policy

As Scotland's drug overdose deaths remain the highest in Europe, experts call on the government to expand beyond the pilot of one overdose prevention center and implement multiple sites, a national drug checking service and widespread diamorphine treatment.

News12 September 2023

Safer drug consumption rooms that reduce overdose deaths green-lit by Scotland’s top lawyer

Scottish Lord Advocate gives the go-head for an overdose prevention centre, which will save lives and provide crucial access to support for those that need it.

Events

Distributing naloxone by any means necessary: Virtual launch of Peer-to-Peer Naloxone (P2PN)

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13 September 2023

EuroNPUD and IOAD launch the 2nd edition of the Peer-to-Peer Naloxone (P2PN) Technical Guide, showcasing case studies from Slovenia, Portugal and Canada and highlighting the role of peers in distributing naloxone to people who use drugs.

News12 September 2023

Ireland: Six years on there’s still no timeline for the opening of the first supervised injecting facility in Dublin

Safe drug consumption spaces prevent drug overdose deaths and reduce the risk of disease transmission, yet political and bureaucratic hurdles are continuing to delay the implementation of the first supervised injection site in Dublin.

Publications5 September 2023

Safe supply in the midst of a crisis of unregulated toxic drug deaths — a commentary on Roberts and Humphreys

Bonn et al. respond to critics of the safe supply model, underscoring the importance of safe supply in reducing accidental drug toxicity deaths and improving the health and well-being of people who use drugs.

News30 August 2023

Decriminalising opioids will save countless lives

Rather than protecting life, drug policing and criminalisation direct violence against people living in precariousness, exacerbate the uncertainty of the street drug supply, and divert resources and people away from care and support.

News29 August 2023

Scottish Drugs Forum statement on Scotland’s public health emergency

In light of the ongoing public health emergency in Scotland and the emerging threat of synthetic opioids, SDF urge the government to implement decriminalisation, drug checking services, safer consumption sites and naloxone provision.

News26 August 2023

India: Punjab politicians renew demand for legalising opium sale, say 'it's part of our culture'

Calls for legal opium trade grow, citing the benefits of a regulated supply for youth and communities.

News22 August 2023

Drug policy and pathways to peace in Colombia

As momentum for drug policy reform grows in Colombia, the growers of northern Cauca insist on a clear demand: that profits from legal regulation do not go to armed groups or big business, but to the growers themselves.

Publications15 August 2023

Harm reduction best and worst practice: Peer-informed policy and program recommendations in the time of Covid-19

INPUD present a best-practice toolkit, focused on key harm reduction interventions, based on interviews with twenty peer drug user activists and harm reduction specialists from a range of different countries.

Publications31 July 2023

“2.5g, I could do that before noon”: A qualitative study on people who use drugs’ perspectives on the impacts of British Columbia’s decriminalization of illegal drugs threshold limit

Ali et al. scrutinise British Columbia's decriminalisation policy, urging policymakers to consult with people who use drugs in order to understand and minimise the potential harmful consequences of the 2.5g threshold.

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